OAN Staff Avril Elfie
9:29am – Sunday, December 15, 2024
The son of a Florida judge is accused of brutally assaulting an unarmed optometrist in prison, knocking him unconscious, and punching two other medical workers.
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A New York financial consultant reportedly barged into Dr. Ron Goldstein's office and beat him to the ground. He also punched two other prison staff members so badly that one broke his jaw.
Goldstein suffered a bloody head injury that required eight stitches.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has not arrested the suspect, who is facing only misdemeanor charges.
“I want this man to be indicted for the appropriate crimes he committed against me,” Goldstein said. new york post. “If anyone tries to attack me, they must face the consequences.”
October 17ththThe suspect burst into the room where Mr. Goldstein was examining a patient and punched him, rendering him unconscious for several minutes. He suffered a large contusion to his head and was injured by his glasses hitting his face.
“I've never actually met him,” Goldstein said. “I was looking at the retinal image and there was a patient in front of me. He came right behind me and punched me in the back of the head. The reason I know that is because the video Because I saw it on tape.”
The suspect was seen calmly walking down the block after the assault.
Goldstein's 25-year-old daughter, Ty, posted a photo on TikTok of the office manager before he left, asking anyone who recognizes the suspect to call her or the police.
“We cannot allow this disgusting human being to roam the streets of New York freely,” she said.
Within 24 hours, she received an “overwhelming response” identifying the suspect as Eric Moneyham, the son of a Florida compensation judge.
According to office staff, Mr. Moneyham had come to the office for his first test.
After the attack, the suspect also broke into a home in Wyckoff Township several hours later.
The criminal complaint, which charges him with robbery and harassment, also states that the suspect posted a message on Linkedin threatening a resident: “I'm going to hit you in the head so hard that you hit the concrete and draw blood.”
Moneyham was booked into the Bergen County Jail. While being examined at Lockup's medical center, he knocked a staff member to the ground with a “severe punch”, hitting him more than 40 times and breaking his jaw and nose.
Records also state that he denounced “all child molesters and others who he believes have sexually abused them in the past.”
Five days later, he was further charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly punched a female doctor in the face.
Meanwhile, the NYPD did not take Mr. Moneyham into custody as a “person of interest” for arrest in connection with the Goldstein assault, which police initially classified as a felony but later reduced the charge. . to a petty crime.
Retired NYPD Lt. John Macari criticized the reduced charges.
“There was intent to inflict serious bodily injury and serious bodily injury was caused. This is clearly a felony assault and should be investigated as to why it wasn't,” Macari said. post.
“This seems like a downgrade by someone at the top trying to keep crime numbers down,” Macari said, referring to Adams' belief that New York City is the safest big city in America. “It’s perception management.”
Moneyham remains in jail awaiting a detention hearing and will undergo a psychiatric evaluation, defense attorney Frank Carbonetti said.
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